Both Indiegogo and Kickstarter have proved to be invaluable sources for retro-themed projects over the coming years, allowing both small ideas to flourish and industry veterans to revive brands such as Shenmue. One of the more ambitious projects as of late though has fallen flat on its face after an embarrassing campaign.
The Retro VGS, which entered its crowdfunding campaign less than two weeks ago, is being pulled from Indiegogo following a failure to build upon its initial momentum. The new cartridge-based console was seeking $1.95 million to go into production, but after a promising first 24 hours in which over $50,000 was raised, the flow of […]
Despite having a great potential for video game releases, the South Park license was hardly used to great effect in its prime. Behind the scenes though a killer title was in the works for the Microsoft Xbox by Buzz Monkey, one that not only drew upon the free-roaming experience of Grand Theft Auto. Although never […]
If you’ve ever once felt that the classic consoles were missing out on brand new titles, think again. The impressive Steam and Xbox One retro-platformer Völgarr The Viking has just been given an official port to the Sega Dreamcast and released online for free as a downloadable game disc.
Let’s be honest – when the first word that comes to mind about a game is “anachronism” it probably isn’t a good thing. Fuuki’s colourful maze game is quite enticing, but we’re imagining it would have been a pretty tough sell in the arcade market of 1995. Bear in mind, by that point the world […]
It’s finally time for another update of the RetroCollect Video Game Database, and it’s the most massive one yet as we look across the pond and fill the gaps in our US database, adding over 6000 titles. Continue reading to find out which US systems were added exactly and what else was changed.
It’s finally time for another update of the RetroCollect Video Game Database, and it’s the most massive one yet as we look across the pond and fill the gaps in our US database, adding over 6000 titles. Continue reading to find out which US systems were added exactly and what else was changed.
As sure as the air gets crisp and the leaves turn brown (or green if you’re upside down in the world), the Sonic Hacking Contest is live once more for the next generation of game hackers and homebrewers. We’re partnering with SSRG once again to see what the more creative of you can do given […]
Several years ago saw the arrival of Final Fantasy VII on the NES. This unusual and mostly unexpected Chinese release from Shenzhen Nanjing was soon flooding the bootleg cartridge markets, with countless games sporting Advent Children style packaging entering Nintendo collections worldwide. Another title hailing from the same developers was a Pokemon Yellow remake for […]
No matter how old the hardware may be, the Super Nintendo is capable of producing some absolutely stunning sounds and melodies. Of the many titles utilising this powerful audio range, Chrono Trigger’s soundtrack is often regarded as holding some of the best 16-bit compositions ever made. In an attempt to expand this game’s music, ROM […]